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Thursday, July 31, 2008

XX AuNaturale Double Red Ale

Grand Teton Brewing Company, known throughout the West fortheir exceptional microbrews, has introduced XX Au Naturale Double Red Ale,the latest in their ³Cellar Reserve² series of specialty beers. XX AuNaturale Double Red Ale will be available in kegs and 1 liter, flip-topbottles.

Grand Teton¹s most recent year-round brew, Au Naturale Organic Blonde Ale,was first brewed in summer of 2006 as a summer seasonal draft beer.However, at the end of the summer, it was too popular to discontinue. Itbecame our next annual brew and 6-packs were introduced in May 2007. Craftedwith organic German malt and hops, it has a clean, smooth characterreminiscent of the best European lagers.

For our 20th Anniversary celebration, we¹ve traded in the blonde for aredhead while keeping our German roots. Still brewed with all Germanorganic malt and hops, the XX Au Naturale is bigger, maltierand redderthanthe original.

The reddish Vienna malts that give this ale its color provide a spicysweetness and some caramel notes that perfectly complement roast or grilledchicken, pizza, or pasta. 7.5% alcohol by volume.

The Cellar Reserve series of beers are unique among average beers and evenfrom other craft beers. Grand Teton¹s Cellar Reserves are brewed withspecialty grains and more unusual ingredients than most micro brewed beers.Most ales and lagers are produced in 2-4 weeks. However, 3 to 8 months arespent on each of the Cellar Reserve specialty brews. They are also bottleand cask conditioned, which produces natural carbonation and will blend andsmooth the flavors with age. These beers have a long shelf life and don¹thave to be rapidly consumed. Proper aging of these bottles creates beers tobe cherished.

Grand Teton Brewing releases four or five different beers a year in theCellar Reserve line. The production quantity is very limited. The AuNaturale Double Red is available in kegs and unique brown one-liter bottles,with captivating silver and gold labels. Each bottle has a flip-top andwire bale lid that has been sealed in colored wax.

The XX Au Naturale Double Red Ale will be available starting August atselect locations in Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, California, Oregon, Montana,Washington, New York and now Arizona, Wisconsin, Kansas and Missouri! Callthe brewery at 1-888-899-1656 for information and availability on thisexciting new product. Watch for our next Cellar Reserve beer, 20thAnniversary edition XX Bitch Creek Double ESB Ale early this Winter.

Grand Teton Brewing Company was founded in 1988 as the first modern ³micro²brewery in the state of Wyoming. Today, founder Charlie Otto and his companyare in the top 100 craft breweries in North America. Premium microbrewsinclude the 2X gold-medal-winning Bitch Creek ESB, Sweetgrass IPA, WorkhorseWheat and the favorites of the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks,Old Faithful Ale (pale golden), Au Naturale (organic blonde ale) and TetonAle (amber). From their production facility in Victor, Idaho, Grand TetonBrewing Company beers are hand-crafted from only the finest ingredients,including locally-grown grains and pure Teton mountain spring water. GTBCis a green company utilizing bio-diesel and feeding local farmer¹s cattlewith spent grain from the brew kettle. Discriminating beer drinkers canfind their favorite GTBC brews on tap and in bottles throughout Idaho,Wyoming, Montana, Utah, California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington and nowWisconsin, Arizona, Kansas, New York and Missouri.